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Article: Chemically-doped graphene with improved surface plasmon characteristics: An optical near-field study

TitleChemically-doped graphene with improved surface plasmon characteristics: An optical near-field study
Authors
Issue Date2016
Citation
Nanoscale, 2016, v. 8, n. 37, p. 16621-16630 How to Cite?
Abstract© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.One of the most fascinating and important merits of graphene plasmonics is their tunability over a wide range. While chemical doping has proven to be a facile and effective way to create graphene plasmons, most of the previous studies focused on the macroscopic behaviors of the plasmons in chemically-doped graphene and little was known about their nanoscale responses and related mechanisms. Here, to the best of our knowledge, we present the first experimental near-field optical study on chemically-doped graphene with improved surface plasmon characteristics. By using a scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM), we managed to show that the graphene plasmons can be tuned and improved using a facile chemical doping method. Specifically, the plasmon interference patterns near the edge of the monolayer graphene were substantially enhanced via nitric acid (HNO3) exposure. The plasmon-related characteristics can be deduced by analyzing such plasmonic fringes, which exhibited a longer plasmon wavelength and reduced plasmon damping rate. In addition, the local carrier density and therefore the Fermi energy level (EF) of graphene can be obtained from the plasmonic nano-imaging, which indicated that the enhanced plasmon oscillation originated from the injection of free holes into graphene by HNO3. These findings were further corroborated by theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT). We believe that our findings provide a clear nanoscale picture on improving graphene plasmonics by chemical doping, which will be helpful for optimizing graphene plasmonics and for elucidating the mechanisms of two-dimensional light confinement by atomically thick materials.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/236628
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dc.contributor.authorZheng, Zebo-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Weiliang-
dc.contributor.authorMa, Teng-
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Zexiang-
dc.contributor.authorKe, Yanlin-
dc.contributor.authorZhan, Runze-
dc.contributor.authorZou, Qionghui-
dc.contributor.authorRen, Wencai-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Jun-
dc.contributor.authorShe, Juncong-
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yu-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Fei-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Huanjun-
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Shaozhi-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Ningsheng-
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-01T09:08:27Z-
dc.date.available2016-12-01T09:08:27Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationNanoscale, 2016, v. 8, n. 37, p. 16621-16630-
dc.identifier.issn2040-3364-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/236628-
dc.description.abstract© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.One of the most fascinating and important merits of graphene plasmonics is their tunability over a wide range. While chemical doping has proven to be a facile and effective way to create graphene plasmons, most of the previous studies focused on the macroscopic behaviors of the plasmons in chemically-doped graphene and little was known about their nanoscale responses and related mechanisms. Here, to the best of our knowledge, we present the first experimental near-field optical study on chemically-doped graphene with improved surface plasmon characteristics. By using a scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope (s-SNOM), we managed to show that the graphene plasmons can be tuned and improved using a facile chemical doping method. Specifically, the plasmon interference patterns near the edge of the monolayer graphene were substantially enhanced via nitric acid (HNO3) exposure. The plasmon-related characteristics can be deduced by analyzing such plasmonic fringes, which exhibited a longer plasmon wavelength and reduced plasmon damping rate. In addition, the local carrier density and therefore the Fermi energy level (EF) of graphene can be obtained from the plasmonic nano-imaging, which indicated that the enhanced plasmon oscillation originated from the injection of free holes into graphene by HNO3. These findings were further corroborated by theoretical calculations using density functional theory (DFT). We believe that our findings provide a clear nanoscale picture on improving graphene plasmonics by chemical doping, which will be helpful for optimizing graphene plasmonics and for elucidating the mechanisms of two-dimensional light confinement by atomically thick materials.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofNanoscale-
dc.titleChemically-doped graphene with improved surface plasmon characteristics: An optical near-field study-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c6nr04239b-
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dc.identifier.volume8-
dc.identifier.issue37-
dc.identifier.spage16621-
dc.identifier.epage16630-
dc.identifier.eissn2040-3372-
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